December 2007 Staff Meeting

Key Outcomes 2006/7 – Budget and Targets College budget achieved £350k surplus achieved 1,003 FT 16-18 - 1,050 FTEs Adult numbers and budget not achieved Train to Gain - exceptional performance 937 learners received learning support

College budget achieved

£350k surplus achieved

1,003 FT 16-18 - 1,050 FTEs

Adult numbers and budget not achieved

Train to Gain - exceptional performance

937 learners received learning support

New Year – New Learners Target Actual 16-18 FT 1,050 980 PT 150 130 19+ FT 400 331 PT 3,800 2,500

New Year – New Learners Target Actual HE (directly funded) 180 154 HE (West Pennine Consortium) 25 FT 15 PT 18 HE (CPCET) 58 PT 45 HEEL 54 -

New Year – New Learners Target Actual Apprentices 246 214 Skills for Life 19+ 900 366 Full Level 2 1,800 835 Full Level 3 680 309

Overall College Success Rates Over 3 year period 2004/2005 77 2005/2006 81 2006/2007 85

Long Level 1 Qualifications 2004 - 2007 16 – 18 19+ 2004/ 05 2005/ 06 2006/ 07 B/M 2004/ 05 2005/ 06 2006/ 07 B/M Retention % 79 87 90 84 82 81 88 78 Achievement % 89 90 96 83 84 89 96 84 Success % 70 78 87 70 69 72 84 65

Long Level 2 Qualifications 2004 - 2007 16 – 18 19+ 2004/ 05 2005/ 06 2006/ 07 B/M 2004/ 05 2005/ 06 2006/ 07 B/M Retention % 74 78 82 80 83 78 84 77 Achievement % 87 87 93 85 85 85 96 86 Success % 64 68 76 68 71 67 81 66

Long Level 3 Qualifications 2004 - 2007 16 – 18 19+ 2004/ 05 2005/ 06 2006/ 07 B/M 2004/ 05 2005/ 06 2006/ 07 B/M Retention % 81 80 82 87 79 80 79 76 Achievement % 89 90 95 89 88 88 94 84 Success % 72 73 78 77 70 70 75 63

All Qualifications 2002 - 2005 All Long All Short 2004/ 05 2005/ 06 2006/ 07 B/M 2004/ 05 2005/ 06 2006/ 07 B/M Retention % 86 81 95 89 93 96 95 98 Achievement % 80 89 85 85 93 96 97 95 Success % 69 72 81 74 90 pc 86 92 92 92 90 pc

APPRENTICESHIP FRAMEWORK SUCCESS RATES OVERALL TIMELY All Apprentices 84% Apprenticeship 91% 67% Advanced Apprenticeship 90% 63%

Overall Results Overall results place us in top 10% of colleges Best Apprenticeship success rates in Lancashire!

Overall results place us in top 10% of colleges

Best Apprenticeship success rates in Lancashire!

Provisional Curriculum SAR grades 2006/07 Learning Areas Grade 2004/05 Inspection 2004/05 Grade 2005/06 Grade 2006/07 Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy 2 2 2 2 Performing Arts and Media 4 4 3 2 Care, Health and Community Development 2 2 2 2 Access, A Levels, Choices and Teacher Education 2 2 2 2 Business, Travel & Management 2 2 2 2 Administration, IT and IT learning Centres 2 2 2 1 Hospitality and Catering 1 1 1 1 Cleaning Science 2 2 2 1 Construction 1 1 1 1 Land Transport 2 2 1 Motor Engineering 2 1 1 Skills for Life 2 3 2 2 Security 2

Emerging strengths Very high overall success rates Good teaching and learning Outstanding support and guidance for all learners Outstanding activity to support workforce development Strong promotion and monitoring of equality and diversity Outstanding arrangements to ensure ECM

Very high overall success rates

Good teaching and learning

Outstanding support and guidance for all learners

Outstanding activity to support workforce development

Strong promotion and monitoring of equality and diversity

Outstanding arrangements to ensure ECM

Emerging strengths Effective widening participation and raising of aspirations Clear focus on improvement that permeates the college Excellent accommodation and facilities Outstanding leadership and management

Effective widening participation and raising of aspirations

Clear focus on improvement that permeates the college

Excellent accommodation and facilities

Outstanding leadership and management

Areas for Improvement Value added on some programmes Marketing and promotional strategies Self-assessment for governors Feedback from some stakeholder groups

Value added on some programmes

Marketing and promotional strategies

Self-assessment for governors

Feedback from some stakeholder groups

Staff Survey – Initial Outcomes 70% completion rate - Thank you! Overall encouraging with around 78% of answers positive Clear evidence of different agendas for teams

70% completion rate - Thank you!

Overall encouraging with around 78% of answers positive

Clear evidence of different agendas for teams

Staff Survey – Initial Outcomes – Most Positive I have good relationships with college staff I often go the extra mile to get the job done I am able to make a valuable contribution to the work of my team I enjoy working at the college

I have good relationships with college staff

I often go the extra mile to get the job done

I am able to make a valuable contribution to the work of my team

I enjoy working at the college

Staff Survey – Initial Outcomes – Lower Scores Communications within the college are good Staff development activities are worthwhile and help me fulfil my role There is a sense of enthusiasm and commitment amongst staff I am paid fairly for the work I do

Communications within the college are good

Staff development activities are worthwhile and help me fulfil my role

There is a sense of enthusiasm and commitment amongst staff

I am paid fairly for the work I do

Staff Survey – Next Stage Full copy will go to all managers, JCC representatives Full copy on It’s Learning – open access for all staff Managers to produce action plans particularly to address the issues scoring lowest – middle of January SMT to agree plans and managers to discuss and agree with staff teams – by February half term

Full copy will go to all managers, JCC representatives

Full copy on It’s Learning – open access for all staff

Managers to produce action plans particularly to address the issues scoring lowest – middle of January

SMT to agree plans and managers to discuss and agree with staff teams – by February half term

Staff Survey – Next Stage Action plans will be monitored Next Survey – October 2008

Action plans will be monitored

Next Survey – October 2008

Logos through the ages

Notable Student Achievements Skill Build winners Fantastic performances – ‘Graffiti’ Excellent participation at the Open Evening Lots of student activities – Enterprise Day, “In it to win it” – thanks to the student enrichment team for a fantastic job £5,600 raised for Bethany – well done!

Skill Build winners

Fantastic performances – ‘Graffiti’

Excellent participation at the Open Evening

Lots of student activities – Enterprise Day, “In it to win it” – thanks to the student enrichment team for a fantastic job

£5,600 raised for Bethany – well done!

Other Achievements Positive and improving feedback from Employers – 92% recommendation Implementation of Green Strategy

Positive and improving feedback from Employers – 92% recommendation

Implementation of Green Strategy

Coming Soon Transform8 – Technology Experience -25 th January New Student Centre – ready end of January Student Trip to Tanzania (Bethany) Inspection? Potential for involvement in a 14-19 Centre in Bacup

Transform8 – Technology Experience -25 th January

New Student Centre – ready end of January

Student Trip to Tanzania (Bethany)

Inspection?

Potential for involvement in a 14-19 Centre in Bacup

Coming Soon Lord’s House Farm Partnership – Environmental and Sustainable Construction Centre Accrington Academy – post 16 numbers from 2009 New student records system to be acquired - on line rooming, staff timetables and student registers to be electronic from September 2008

Lord’s House Farm Partnership – Environmental and Sustainable Construction Centre

Accrington Academy – post 16 numbers from 2009

New student records system to be acquired - on line rooming, staff timetables and student registers to be electronic from September 2008

Coming Soon - National Issues Massive increase in Train To Gain Decrease in Adult Budget Standstill position 16-18 Massive increase in Apprenticeships New funding methodology - winners and losers!

Massive increase in Train To Gain

Decrease in Adult Budget

Standstill position 16-18

Massive increase in Apprenticeships

New funding methodology - winners and losers!

Outlook - National Issues 14-19 Funding - LEA Adult Funding - Skills Body Participation age to be raised to 18

14-19 Funding - LEA

Adult Funding - Skills Body

Participation age to be raised to 18

Campus Redevelopment Cladding and covered walkway scheme accepted by the college New Sports Centre – plans awaited Much needed expansion of Construction and Technology facilities – study underway Catering facilities

Cladding and covered walkway scheme accepted by the college

New Sports Centre – plans awaited

Much needed expansion of Construction and Technology facilities – study underway

Catering facilities

Staff News - Leavers Mike Phelan Ian Ross Phillip Grundy Brian Hirst (January) Marilyn Bromilow

Mike Phelan

Ian Ross

Phillip Grundy

Brian Hirst (January)

Marilyn Bromilow

‘ Greening the College’

The Roland Road Show

Healthy Eating

Floor-covering Students

Women in Construction

Promoting Higher Education

Switch-on : Accrington Christmas lights

Anti-Bullying

Skill Build National Final

HE Awards Evening

Plasterers’ Annual Awards

The Bethany Project

Children in Need

Children in Need

World Aids Day

The Motor Show

The Motor Show

Security Graduation

Opening of the Coppice Centre

Opening of the Coppice Centre

Opening of the Coppice Centre

Opening of the Coppice Centre

Wishing All Staff And a Bucks Fizz and Mince Pies in the Refectory